Circles and ceremonies
woven from threads
of old
fables found
in chests
scuffed and scratched
with the wounds
of untold yearnings -
unread secret diaries
locked with the keys
of criticism and shame
and threats of a
damaged life.

Pried open by souls
brave enough to
gather the deep
roots of their memories
together in search
of the truth found
in stories saturated with
cleverly concealed
characters whose crimes
are absolved by the
power of their quests
and the purity of their hearts.

Victoriously they read and reenact
ancient rituals -
come rites of passage -
in a time when the veil of secrecy
is made clear
by the light
of a new Sun.